Improvement in boot-crimpers



M. S. LOVE. Bo0t-0rimper.

No. 217,469. Patehted July 15, 1879.

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WITNESSES INVENTOR:

UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE MATTHEW S. LOVE, OF J ERSEYVILLE, ILLINOIS,ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHT TO HENRY D. FIELD, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN BOOT-CRIMPERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 217,469, dated July 15,1879; application filed December 21, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MATTHEW S. Lovn, of J erseyville, in the county ofJersey and State of Illinois, have invented a new and ImprovedBoot-Grimper 5 and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full andexact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The invention herein described relates to an improvement inboot-crimpers of that class employed in the manufacture of what iscommonly known to the trade as tongue-boots, being such as have theupper fore part of the foot and the front part of the leg formed ofseparate pieces joined near the instep.

In order to make this joint neatly, and to give a proper form to thecrimp, it is essential that the two parts along their line of junctionshould be held together firmly, yet free from uneven tension, whilebeing pasted together preparatoryito the stitching process. The bestdevices for this purpose now in use fail, however, to accomplish thisrequired object in a satisfactory manner in this: they do not'hold thetwo parts evenly and smoothly together, and present the inside of theboot to the operator instead of the outside, and further, are somewhatcomplicated, and consequently expensive.

The object of the invention here presented is to furnish a crimper freefrom the objections above cited, more simple in construction, and yetmore thoroughly effective and satisfactory in operation than thoseheretofore in use.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of referenceindicate like parts, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the deviceembodying the invention; and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, showingthe manner in which it is employed.

In Fig. 1, A represents a flat base-board, somewhat longer and broaderthan the front leg-piece of a boot. To one end of this baseboard issecured, in a vertical position, the front part of a boot-last orfoot-form, B, adapted to hold in a vertical position the upper-leatherof the foot of the boot. The base-board A is, in like manner, adapted toreceive and hold in proper position the front of the leg, both partsbeing secured to the base-board by tacks,

as shown in Fig. 2, in which 0 is theleg-piece,

and D the foot-piece.

The last B may, if so preferred, be made of metal, and it may also bemade interchangeable with others of different size or form, all adaptedto the same base-board, and secured thereto by screws or otherequivalent means.

The manner of using the device is as follows: The two parts of which thefront. of the leg and foot of the boot consist being cut to the propershape, the leg-piece is first tacked down centrally upon the base-board,the part to be joined to the foot-piece being properly placed withreference to the instep of the last. The foot-piece is then placed uponthe last and tacked down in such position that its lower edge overlapsthe edge of the leg-piece sufiiciently to form the joint, the two partsbeing thus properly brought together, so as to form a smooth and evencrimpan operation which this device admits of being readily andperfectly accomplished. They are then, in the usual manner, pastedtogether'and, when dry, stitched.

This crimper, though exceedingly simple, accomplishes all that isusually attained by more complex means, and has the important advantageof admitting that discretionary manipulation unattainable by mechanicalmeans, yet essential in the production of a perfectlyformed boot. I I

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a boot-crimping device, the combination, with the last or foot-formB, of the base-board A, projecting laterally from each side of the last,substantially as shown and described.

This specification signed and witnessed this 16th day of December, 1878.

MATTHEW S. LOVE.

Witnesses:

JAMES A. LooKE, HENRY D. FIELD.

